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Topic: what kind of tuner to use and tool kit? |
Steve Hudson
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weymouth Massachusetts, USA
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Posted 20 Jan 2019 3:58 pm |
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| hello all, just bought a carter starter 4x3 should be in this week, what kind of tuner do i need /do you recommend, and what kind of tools, i have ordered some tuner wrenches but what else should i be looking at for my first? |
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Edward Rhea
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Medford Oklahoma, USA
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Posted 20 Jan 2019 5:01 pm
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I wouldn’t be without a string winder and a string cutter of some kind. All kinds of chromatic tuners out there, but I’m partial to the Peterson Stroboflip...even a clip on tuner or phone app will get you by.
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Bobby Nelson
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North Carolina, USA
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Posted 21 Jan 2019 2:10 am
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| I use one of those Boss chromatic tuners - does just fine. One thing I'd highly recommend is an electric speed winder (Mine is an Ernie Ball. It made my life much easier when I changed my strings. Other than that, I had everything else I may want to use laying around the house - wire snippers, tiny screw drivers for raising & lowering pickups, needle nose pliers etc. |
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Daniel McKee
From:
Corinth Mississippi
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Posted 21 Jan 2019 3:08 am
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| I use a planet waves string winder/cutter. I've actually had better luck cutting strings with it than using an actual set of wire cutters. its also nice having both capabilities in one tool. |
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Daniel McKee
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Corinth Mississippi
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Posted 21 Jan 2019 3:09 am
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| I use a planet waves string winder/cutter. I've actually had better luck cutting strings with it than using an actual set of wire cutters. its also nice having both capabilities in one tool. |
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Larry Dering
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Missouri, USA
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Posted 21 Jan 2019 6:24 am
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| Download the owners manual and follow it. Get a few lessons from a experienced steel player and ask for help with set up and tuning. |
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Richard Sinkler
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aka: Rusty Strings -- Missoula, Montana
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Posted 21 Jan 2019 7:58 am
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That picture in your avatar is the first thing. ðŸºðŸ»
I carry all the hex keys I might need, open end wrenches that fit any nuts in the guitar, string winder/cutter, screw drivers, and anything I would need to do a quick repair on a gig. That has happened more than I would have liked.
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Jim Pitman
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Waterbury Ctr. VT 05677 USA
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Stu Schulman
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Ulster Park New Yawk (deceased)
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Posted 24 Jan 2019 4:25 am
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Tuning wrenches and a good pair of wire cutters,a very small adjustable wrench and Jim Pitman's string winder which I have found to be the best one ever in the entire history of string winders.
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Steeltronics Z-pickup,Desert Rose S-10 4+5,Desert Rose Keyless S-10 3+5... Mullen G2 S-10 3+5,Telonics 206 pickups,Telonics volume pedal.,Blanton SD -10,Emmons GS_10...Zirctone bar,Bill Groner Bar...any amp that isn't broken.Steel Seat.Com seats...Licking paint chips off of Chinese Toys since 1952.
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Patrick Huey
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Nacogdoches, Texas, USA
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Posted 24 Jan 2019 9:38 am Re: what kind of tuner to use and tool kit?
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| Steve Hudson wrote: |
| hello all, just bought a carter starter 4x3 should be in this week, what kind of tuner do i need /do you recommend, and what kind of tools, i have ordered some tuner wrenches but what else should i be looking at for my first? |
Steve,
I’ve owned a couple Carter Starters (they are decent steels) but how’d you lose a knee? I’ve never seen one with only three knees.
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Pre RP Mullen D10 8/7, Zum 3/4, Carter S-10 3/4, previous Cougar SD-10 3/4 & GFI S-10 3/4, Fender Steel King, 2 Peavey Session 500's, Peavey Nashville 400, Boss DD-3, Profex-II, Hilton Digital Sustain, '88 Les Paul Custom,Epiphone MBIBG J-45, Fender Strat & Tele's, Takamine acoustics, Marshall amps, Boss effects, Ibanez Tube Screamer, and it all started with an old cranky worn out Kay acoustic you could slide a Mack truck between the strings and fretboard on!! |
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Steve Hudson
From:
weymouth Massachusetts, USA
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Posted 25 Jan 2019 3:11 pm Re: what kind of tuner to use and tool kit?
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| Patrick Huey wrote: |
| Steve Hudson wrote: |
| hello all, just bought a carter starter 4x3 should be in this week, what kind of tuner do i need /do you recommend, and what kind of tools, i have ordered some tuner wrenches but what else should i be looking at for my first? |
Steve,
I’ve owned a couple Carter Starters (they are decent steels) but how’d you lose a knee? I’ve never seen one with only three knees. |
4 knees 3 pedals |
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